Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

Strawberry Lemonade Cucakes

Hi Everyone,

Here to let you know about my Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes.  YUMMMMY!

Here is the recipe:

Lemon Supreme Duncan Hines Cake Mix
1/4 c. lemon juice
3/4 c. water
1 t. of lemon extract
3 eggs
1/3 cup of oil

Filling:
strawberries pureed with sugar

Frosting
Butter Cream Frosting with strawberry puree.  Use regular butter cream (Wilton's) add strawberry to the frosting and pipe on cupcakes.

Close up of my Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes




Well got to run.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting here in Nana's Kitchen.  Stop by any time.  You are always welcome here.





Love, hugs, and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

My Decorated Cake

Hi Everyone,

As promised I am posting the cake I made for Course 2's last class.  We decorated our cakes in class.  We all had a great time.

My cake is classic white cake pineapple flavored, using crushed pineapple.  It is filled with pineapple preserves, brushed with pine coloda mix and frosting with coconut butter cream.  The decorations are made from royal icing, fondant and gum paste.

The roses are made from royal icing, the butterflies are made from fondant and the mini flowers around the edge are made from fondant and gun paste mix.  Everything is edible.  The frosting and green trim are coconut butter cream.


Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Kitchen.  You are always welcome, stop by any time.


Love, hugs and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Cupcakes for Bake Sale Fundraiser

Hi Everyone,

Here are the pictures of the cupcakes I made for the Bale Sale Fundraiser at our church.  The proceeds went to one of missionaries.

These Pink and Yellow cupcake are my Hawaiian Delight Cupcakes.

These cupcakes are my Reese Peanut Butter Cupcakes.

My Hawaiian Delight cupcakes are made with a Duncan Hines French Vanilla cake mix.  I substitute 1/4 cup of crushed pineapple and 3/4 cup of Pina Coloda mix for the water.  After I bake them I hollow out a small part in the center of the cupcake and add a teaspoon of pineapple preserves.  I then frost each cupcake with coconut flavored butter cream frosting, some pink and some yellow.  I then decorated with pink and yellow fondant/gum paste flowers.

For my Reese Peanut Butter cupcakes I use a dark chocolate Duncan Hines cake mix.  I substitute 1/4 cup of creamy peanut butter and 3/4 cup of water instead of a full cup of water. I insert a mini Reese Peanut Butter in the center before baking.  After baking I frost with homemade peanut butter butter cream frosting, drizzle with chocolate guanache, then top with a 1/4 piece of a mini Reese Peanut Butter cup.

Give them a try and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting.  You are always welcome here at Nana's Kitchen.  Stop by any time.

Love, hugs, and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Promised Recipes

Hie Everyone,

Here are the recipes that I promised to post.

WARNING: THIS RECIPE IS SO GOOD YOU WILL WANT TO EAT IT RIGHT OUT OF THE BLOW.

Peanut Butter Butter Cream Frosting

1 c. of softened butter
1 c. of peanut butter
1 T. of vanilla
7 - 10 T. of water
2 lbs. of powdered sugar

Beat together butter, peanut butter, vanilla, and water.  Add sugar.  You may have to add more to make it workable.  I will be piping mine on to cupcakes.  ENJOY!!!

This is a recipe I got from my Wilton Cake Decorating instructor.  I added more water than she told me.  It was a little to stiff, so that is why I added more.


Coconut Butter Cream
The basic recipe is a Wilton recipe.  I only changed the added teaspoon of coconut flavoring.

1 c. of white vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon of coconut flavoring
7-8 t. of water
1 lb. of powdered sugar
1 T. of meringue powder
1 pinch of salt (option)

Cream shortening, flavoring, and water.  Add sugar and meringue powder.  You may need to add more water depending on the consistency you want your frosting to be.  In place of one of the teaspoons of water I add more of the coconut flavoring.

To see the Potato Basil Puree google Ina Garten.  That is how I found her recipe after watching her on the foodnetwork.

Well enjoy the recipes..  Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Ktichen.  Stop by any time, you are always welcome.

Love, hugs, and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

PS I will post pics of my cupcakes and my class cake.

Baked Roma Tomatoes

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with all of you my recent activities in the class and in the kitchen.  Below is the recipe for my baked roma tomatoes.

Bake Roma Tomatoes

2 roma tomates
The following in ingredients in desired amounts:
  garlic powder
  onion powder
  thyme
  salt/pepper
  sprinkle cheese
  shredded cheddar cheese
olive oil

Wash the roma tomatoes and cut them in half.  Place in a glass dish.  Cut core out of the end.  Drizzle olive oil over each half. Sprinkle on the garlic and onion powder, thyme, salt and pepper, and sprinkle romano cheese.  Add the cheddar cheese on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and the tomato is tender.  ENJOY!!!

Before

After

The recipe for my daisy flower cupcakes is as follows:

Duncan Hines Orange Cake Mix

1 cup of Pina Coloda mix

Follow package directions except substitute the pina coloda mix for the water.

Fillling:

1 cup of cherry pie filling (place in a processor)

Buttercream Frosting (homemade)

My pink and yellow daisy cupcakes.

My friend from class said that the cake tasted like orange sherbet.  It does and I love orange sherbet.

Well I am going to close for now.  Thanks for stopping by in Nana's Kitchen.  Stop by any time you are always welcome.

Love, Hugs, and God bless you,

Janet (kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Cupcake Recipes

Hi Everyone,

Yes it has been a while since I last published a post.  But today I have some recipes and pictures I want to share with all of you.  I have been baking cupcakes lately and I want to share them with you.  So put away the calorie counter and enjoy!

Lime Cupcakes

1 box of French Vanilla cake mix
3/4 box of lime jello
1/2 cap full of green food coloring

Follow direction on box and add jello and food coloring.  Mix and bake according to package directions. Cool before frosting.

Frosting

1 container of white classic frosting (I use Duncan Hines)
1/4 box of green jello
1/4 cap full of green food coloring

Mix all ingredients together and frost cupcakes.  Enjoy.  (I froze the extra frosting for another time)


Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

1 box of chocolate cake mix
1/4 cup of peanut butter  (Skippy or Jif)
Small Reese's Peanut Butter cups

Mix first 2 ingredients together.  Set aside 1/3 of the batter for the next recipe.  Fill regular size cupcake liners about 3/4 full.  Push into the center of each one small Reese's Peanut Butter cup.  Bake at 350 degrees unto toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool before frosting.

Frosting

1 container of Milk Chocolate frosting
1/4 cup of creamy peanut butter

Mix the two ingredients together and frost.  Chop extra Reese's peanut butter cups and sprinkle on to each frosted cupcake.  Enjoy!


Bacon, Chocolate, and Peanut Butter Cupcakes

1/3 of batter from above recipe
1/4 cup of crispy, crumbled bacon

Mix the two ingredients, bake at 350 degrees until done.  Cool before frosting.  Use same frosting as above and top each cupcake with crispy, crumbled bacon.  Enjoy.

Below are pictures of the cupcakes.

Lime Flavored Cupcakes

Bacon, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cupcakes.

Reese's Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcakes

I wanted to showcase these two flavors of cupcakes on my grandmother's plate.  This plate is probably close to a hundred years old.


Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by Nana's Kitchen.  You are always welcome here, stop by anytime.  Please leave a comment and share one of your cupcake recipes.

Love, hugs and God bless you,
Janet (Kristy, Abby, Dulcie and Ngan's Nana)

Supper Menu

Hi Everyone,
  Yes it has been quite a while since I have posted here on my kitchen.  I have created a new recipe from an old stand by.  Most people when they cook this dish just do it from the box.  I grew up on this from the box and absolutely loved it.  Since I have married Jim he doesn't want it from the box but made from scratch.  I have tried to do it several different ways and love trying to create different flavors.  So for supper tonight we are having Bacon Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese.  Below is my recipe:

Bacon Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese

1 lb. of bacon, cooked crisp, thoroughly drained and chopped
1 lb. of ground meat 80% lean, cooked and drained
1 box of elbow macaroni  cooked al denta
 1 jar of cheez whiz
1 - 1 1/2 cups of milk
3 tablespoons of butter

Cook the first three ingredients as described above.   In a sauce pan soften cheez whiz butter and milk till smooth.  Combine all ingredients together and bake 1/2 hour.

I will be serving mine with a green salad of chopped romaine lettuce, chopped baby spinach and chopped green peppers.  For dressing either  Buttermilk Ranch or Sweet Vidalia.  I thought serving a salad with this dish is like having the lettuce for the bacon cheeseburger.

I encourage you all to give this recipe a try and let me know what you think of it.  Enjoy!!!!

Thanks for stopping by Nana's Kitchen.  You are always welcome here.  Let me know how you do mac and cheese.  Stop by anytime.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless You,
Janet (Kristy, Abby and Dulcie's Nana)